With a population of 77,509 , Iowa City, Iowa is a moderately populated city. Surprisingly, there are only 3 nursing homes in the city, which is not quite as many as we expected in a city of this size. This city received a city grade of B for overall nursing home quality. This is as good or better than the city grade of most of the cities in the nation. This city's nursing homes are better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about its category grades is available in the next paragraph.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, most of the nursing homes in Iowa City performed remarkably well in the category of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received almost flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, it received one of our best ratings in that area with a grade of A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. In addition, the city also received an impressive short-term care rating where it received a B+ in this area. Lastly, the city earned a B- for long-term care and a B- in nursing.